Her eyes were a forest green, heavy lidded, and her lips full and sensual. The owner of the hand stood in the doorway-a woman the same height and build as Captain Caria, with long, red hair that spilled beyond her waist. To use the skill Captain Caria had taught me to leave this bedroom, leave this castle in Hell, and leave Hades, but blank terror kept me rooted to the spot. Hades staggered back, withdrawing the flames.Įvery instinct in my body screamed at me to teleport. You see-”Ī scream pierced the air, and a pale hand shot through the fire. Hades raised his arms and burned them to ashes.
“You lied to me,” I hissed from between clenched teeth.Ī tangle of green tentacles streamed in through the door. Thick bolts of lightning erupted from its twin prongs, hitting the flower, and making it explode into a spray of seeds. I reached out a hand, summoned Hades’ bident, and pointed it at the flowerhead. My throat dried, and my teeth ground so hard it felt like the enamel would crack. “Kora.” Hades slid across the floor toward the plant’s hungry maw. Whoever was behind these plants wanted us dead. He fell onto his back with a hard crack, but the slimy wet tongue raced toward the wall where I stood.Ī spasm squeezed my chest. Smaller vines squeezed through the gaps in the doorway, wrapping themselves around Hades’ legs, and knocking him to the ground. Its buds parted, revealing pointed teeth as long as my legs, and a tongue that unrolled itself across the marble floor. The quicker Hades reduced the plants to ash with his Hellfire, the quicker they piled through the door.Īnother tulip-shaped flowerhead stuck its maw through the door, this one taking up the entire space. Vines spread across the space, knocking aside the furniture, tearing across the four-poster bed. Escape from the plants pouring into the room, escape from Hades’ deception. I stood with my back against the bedroom wall, my heart slamming itself against the back of my throat, trying to escape. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher.ĭownload a Hades and Persephone Short Story
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